Planet Patrol
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Planet Patrol is an American electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson (lead singer),<ref name="AllMusic">Template:Cite web</ref> Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with Melvin Franklin of The Temptations). The group only produced a single album, the self-titled Planet Patrol in 1983, which peaked at #64 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.<ref name="AR&B">Template:Cite web</ref>
The group's most popular song, "Play at Your Own Risk", was created from tracks that did not make the final version of Afrika Bambaataa's seminal "Planet Rock".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Label | US R&B <ref name="AR&B"/> |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Planet Patrol | Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records | 64 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| 1982 | "Play at Your Own Risk" | 10 | 21 | ― | |
| 1983 | "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" | ― | 62 | ― | |
| "Cheap Thrills" | 56 | 30 | 64 | ||
| 1984 | "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Danger Zone" | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||